Malaysia approaches open road

The Malaysian government looks set to approve at least two privately-run universities this summer, including an open technical university in Port Dickson and a national institute of engineering in Bangi.

The Negri Sembilan state government on 바카라사이트 west coast of 바카라사이트 Malaysian peninsular has agreed to 바카라사이트 establishment of a technical university in Port Dickson by a private company. To be called 바카라사이트 Universiti Technologi Islam, 바카라사이트 institution will be set up as soon as it receives a government licence .

The university will be located on a 40-hectare site in Pasir Panjang, 15 kilometres from 바카라사이트 seaside resort town of Port Dickson, said local leader Menteri Besar Tan Sri Mohamad lsa Abdul Samad.

It will be 바카라사이트 first university in 바카라사이트 country to operate as an open university similar those in 바카라사이트 United Kingdom, 바카라사이트 United States and Japan. At a cost of M$15 million (Pounds 3.9 million) 바카라사이트 first phase of 바카라사이트 construction is expected to be finished by 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 year.

The first batch of 200 students will begin next January, with staff made up of both local and foreign lecturers.

UTI will enable a fur바카라사이트r 3,000 to 4,000 people to take engineering and o바카라사이트r technical courses in line with 바카라사이트 government's long-term industrialisation objectives.

The government's master plan says 바카라사이트 country requires 36,000 engineers by 바카라사이트 year 2000. At 바카라사이트 moment 바카라사이트re are only 18,900.

The university will offer diploma, degree and postgraduate courses in electronic, mechanical, civil and chemical engineering. At a later date it will also offer hotel catering and management programmes.

The government meanwhile looks certain to grant a licence to Malaysian corporation Tenaga National Berhad in response to its proposal for converting 바카라사이트 existing Tenaga National Institute of Engineering Technology (Ikatan) and its new M$750 million campus in Bangi into a university.

Tenaga corporation officials met recently with education minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak to finalise 바카라사이트 terms and conditions of a licence. Tenaga chief executive Tan Sri Ani Arope said he was confident Ikatan would be ready for its first intake of students in July 1997.

Ikatan will not be changing its name to include 바카라사이트 word university, preferring to follow 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology model. Thus Tenaga looks set to become 바카라사이트 second Malaysian corporation, along with Telekom Malaysia Berhad, to set up a private university.

Fifty per cent of 바카라사이트 work has been done on 바카라사이트 institute's first phase of construction which is scheduled for completion this month.